HEX atlas value

#E49958

#E49958 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 153, 88, HSL 28, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.3998, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E49958 Sample readable text

HEX #E49958

RGB rgb(228, 153, 88)

HSL hsl(28 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.3998

Contrast Black 9:1White 2.33:1

CSS

--color-e49958: #E49958;
.background-e49958 { background-color: #E49958; }
.text-e49958 { color: #E49958; }

Luminance0.3998

Black text9:1AA Pass

White text2.33:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E49958","rgb":[228,153,88],"hsl":[28,72,62],"cmyk":[0,33,61,11],"luminance":0.3998,"contrast":{"black":9,"white":2.33}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4DF58","hex":"#E4DF58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.99,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1CAA7","hex":"#F1CAA7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F99843","hex":"#F99843","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.6,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e49958.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#58A3E4","analogous":["#E4585D","#E4DF58"],"triadic":["#58E499","#9958E4"],"tetradic":["#5DE458","#58A3E4","#DF58E4"],"splitComplementary":["#58E4DF","#585DE4"],"monochromatic":["#F1CAA7","#E49958","#C16B1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1CAA7","dark":"#C16B1F","saturated":"#F99843","desaturated":"#CF9B6E","pastel":"#F1DDCB","neon":"#FFAD66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":21},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":34.49637662132068},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":37.986839826445156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E49958

#E49958 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E49958 is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 228, 153, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg with 72% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3998, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9:1AA Pass

White text2.33:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E49958 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4DF58#000000 text · best 14.99:1#E4DF58

#F1CAA7#000000 text · best 13.75:1#F1CAA7

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#F99843#000000 text · best 9.6:1#F99843

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#E49958#E49958

#58A3E4#58A3E4

#E4585D#E4585D

#E4DF58#E4DF58

#F1CAA7#F1CAA7

#C16B1F#C16B1F

Color Harmonies

#58A3E4#58A3E4

#E4585D#E4585D

#E4DF58#E4DF58

#58E499#58E499

#9958E4#9958E4

Variants

#F1CAA7#F1CAA7

#C16B1F#C16B1F

#F99843#F99843

#CF9B6E#CF9B6E

#F1DDCB#F1DDCB

#FFAD66#FFAD66

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Butterscotch#E3963E

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Burnt Sienna#E97451

#E49958

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E49958

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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